FREMONT - Repaving work on a stretch of the Ohio Turnpike through Sandusky County is on track for completion in November, a turnpike spokesman said Monday.

The Ohio Turnpike announced in December 2016 it would be repaving sections of the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky and Ottawa counties as part of a $121.4 million capital improvement plan that also included more funding for technology on self-driving vehicles.

As part of the roadway improvement plans, the turnpike from milepost 90 to 95.9 between Sandusky Township and Riley Township is being repaved in the eastbound lanes.

Brian Newbacher, the public information officer for the Ohio Turnpike, said the project began in April and has an estimated completion date of November 2017.

The scope of the project is full-depth excavation and replacement of pavement in the right two lanes and right shoulder on the eastbound side only.

Newbacher said Monday all of the old pavement along that stretch of the turnpike had been removed.

"They're in the midst of laying down the base course," Newbacher said.

The repaving is part of the Ohio Turnpike's 30-year program to replace all of the original pavement of the turnpike, which spans 241 miles through the state.

Newbacher said, so far, repaving work has been completed on roughly 16 percent of the turnpike.

"So we've got a long ways to go," Newbacher said.

Newbacher said the Ohio Turnpike eastbound exit ramp at Exit 91 near Fremont will close briefly from Monday night at midnight until 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning for a traffic switch. During this time, the eastbound entrance ramp will experience intermittent closures.

Eastbound customers will be able to use either Exit 81 or Exit 110 as a detour and will be warned in advance with portable electronic signs, according to a turnpike release.